In a Car Repair “TERMS” What is this Mean !?
Question by Bijan F: In a Car Repair “TERMS” What is this Mean !?
I will explain as simple as I can, but it is NOT an everyday term I am going to use here. They say when your battery is NOT charged right, or every once in a while that there are signs your battery is getting weaker and at a point the car won’t start and you’d have to jump start your car by connecting 2 batteries . WHAT is The Term >>> Something is taking the juice out of the Battery” >>> in other words It is said in another way : < <<< "The car electrical system or wiring is sort of going to ground (as I have heard) " >>> and to me still I don’t understand what do I have to look for to solve this shortage from not being done or happen to my battery, My car starts OK, and If I leave it for 3 to 4 days without using or starting it, This will happen and It won’t start . Where do I start to find the place where this is going on or rather “which wires am I going to have to check !?” – Thanks in advance
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Answer by rick29148
Draining the battery… ?
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i’m a little confused but i think your talking about parasitic draw which is something drawing the power down from the battery, most commonly a door left open.
the way to figure this out is to get an amp meter in line with the battery cable, anything more than around 25 milliamps is too much, just pull fused until it goes away, that is the easiest way to find it.
hope this is what you were talking about
are you talking about a ‘drain’ on your battery or in the charging system?
first off have the battery checked to make sure a cell isn’t bad or weak.
have the alternator and regulator, ie: charging system of the vehicle checked to see if it has a bad diode.
make sure the alt belt is good and properly adjusted.
if thats not it, first start by checking the trunk light and under hood light at night so u would be able to see if the light is lit…crawl inside the trunk and have a relative shut the trunk to see if the light goes out. make sure the interior light goes out after the doors are closed and make sure the doors are closed completely..i have seen people who think they shut their doors but they aren’t completely latched and the interior light stays on all night.
look at the dashboard clock or if equipped an aftermarket stereo system: amp staying powered, clock staying lit, station id staying lit, etc.
start there…